Bolivian Ametrine crystal - from John Betts’ Mineral Museum.

Bolivian Ametrine crystal - from John Betts’ Mineral Museum.

Golden Rutilated Quartz, Brazil.
From M&W Minerals.

Golden Rutilated Quartz, Brazil.

From M&W Minerals.

‘Sword in the Stone’ - pink Morganite with green Tourmaline, Brazil. From The Arkenstone.

‘Sword in the Stone’ - pink Morganite with green Tourmaline, Brazil. From The Arkenstone.

Tanzanian spinel, from Marin Mineral.

Tanzanian spinel, from Marin Mineral.

A bit of whimsy - 13 crystal points on the grid, and then 12 around the outer ring with all the other stones. Chosen simply for pleasure.
Quartz, nephrite jade, aquamarine, kyanite, sunstone, spessartine garnet, ametrine, amethyst, golden calcite, and labradorite.

A bit of whimsy - 13 crystal points on the grid, and then 12 around the outer ring with all the other stones. Chosen simply for pleasure.

Quartz, nephrite jade, aquamarine, kyanite, sunstone, spessartine garnet, ametrine, amethyst, golden calcite, and labradorite.

Heart Chakra Bedside Bowl, May 2013.
Every so often I actually have to stop and remind myself to treat myself with kindness, and to try and love myself. I also frequently need to remember to let other people love me, and help me, too.
Kunzite crystals, rose quartz, rhodochrosite, jade, chrysoprase, green garnet, turquoise, emerald, moonstone, copper.

Heart Chakra Bedside Bowl, May 2013.

Every so often I actually have to stop and remind myself to treat myself with kindness, and to try and love myself. I also frequently need to remember to let other people love me, and help me, too.

Kunzite crystals, rose quartz, rhodochrosite, jade, chrysoprase, green garnet, turquoise, emerald, moonstone, copper.

This is just a shiny thing. Because I like shiny things. Caw.
Quartz crystal, almandine garnet, red jasper, ruby, red tiger’s eye, muscovite, fire agate, carnelian, sunstone, mandarin garnet, golden healer quartz, golden calcite, imperial topaz, gold tiger’s eye, citrine, green tourmaline, jade, moss agate, seraphinite, emerald, bloodstone, aventurine, green mica, chrysocolla, celestite, turquoise, aquamarine, blue apatite, blue chalcedony, kyanite, lapis lazuli, labradorite, iolite, blue sapphite, amethyst, ametrine, fluorite, and sugilite.

This is just a shiny thing. Because I like shiny things. Caw.

Quartz crystal, almandine garnet, red jasper, ruby, red tiger’s eye, muscovite, fire agate, carnelian, sunstone, mandarin garnet, golden healer quartz, golden calcite, imperial topaz, gold tiger’s eye, citrine, green tourmaline, jade, moss agate, seraphinite, emerald, bloodstone, aventurine, green mica, chrysocolla, celestite, turquoise, aquamarine, blue apatite, blue chalcedony, kyanite, lapis lazuli, labradorite, iolite, blue sapphite, amethyst, ametrine, fluorite, and sugilite.

‘Spiral Dance’, Beltane 2013

Quartz, amethyst, ametrine, green moss agate, bloodstone, emerald, seraphinite, green garnet, green tourmaline, red garnet, rose quartz, rhodochrosite, ruby.

Bedside bowl, Beltane 2013
Clear quartz, amethyst, ametrine, bloodstone, moss agate, green garnet, green tourmaline, red garnet, ruby, copper.

Bedside bowl, Beltane 2013

Clear quartz, amethyst, ametrine, bloodstone, moss agate, green garnet, green tourmaline, red garnet, ruby, copper.

Cat Matrix, April 2013

My older cat has been a bit off the last week; I thought I’d throw some stuff up for my boys. When I was choosing these stones, my younger cat came and sat with me. I figured they were good when he kept rolling on the pile and rubbing his face with them.

Clear quartz, green quartz, copper, turquoise, bloodstone, chrysocolla, lapis lazuli, and garnet.

Bedside Bowl, April 2013.
Lots of kyanite, both raw and polished. Clear quartz, danburite, citrine, blue topaz. (This is a second bowl; the first one is still out as well.)

Bedside Bowl, April 2013.

Lots of kyanite, both raw and polished. Clear quartz, danburite, citrine, blue topaz. (This is a second bowl; the first one is still out as well.)

Crow Shrine, April 2013.

I’ll have this shrine up a few days more, until the moon moves from Crow to Seed. What started storm-dark on the ides of March now shows a brighter eye to the world. I fly in my dreams - there, the world stands between the pillars of dawn and dusk.

Quartz crystals and tumbled stones, citrine, blue topaz, blue chalcedony,  green quartz, kyanite, copper, celestite, blue tiger’s eye.

Blue spinel - photo by Sea Moon.

Blue spinel - photo by Sea Moon.

Carved Quartz crow skull.

Carved Quartz crow skull.

mineralia:

Peridot from Pakistan
by Exceptional Minerals

mineralia:

Peridot from Pakistan

by Exceptional Minerals